Market Research Analyst

Matthew C. Day *********@*****.*** *

SKILLS:

Economic Analysis

Matthew C. Day

Louisiana, USA • +1-225-***-**** • *********@*****.*** Technical Skills

- Degree in economics with a focus on international economics, trade policy, energy, and development

- Extensive background in economic research of foreign markets, including development policy

- Experience developing key indicators used to track varying types of economic growth and development

- Experience at cross-referencing multiple econometric datasets for regression analysis.

Data Analysis and Management

- 3 years of experience in data management

- Experience using JMP, STATA, R and SPSS software,

- Courses and work experience in econometrics and metadata analysis including multiple internships with hands-on experience conducting research and data analysis,

- 3+ years of experience in data structuring and management. Development Policy and Economic Growth

- 2 years of dedicated focus towards analysis of

agriculture, access to energy, and economic growth within a developing context,

- 90% of my research reports in graduate school have focuses on using big data and inferential statistics to analysis growth at a local and country level

- 2 recent placements have been in the agriculture sectors. One with a focus on analyzing ex-ante data, and the second was a field placement that combined on the ground consulting and agribusiness data analysis.

- Proficient knowledge of MS Office, STATA, R and

econometrics

- Skills in computer programming, GIS and statistical software,

- Selected by DOS to participate in

the 2015 US/Ireland “Creative Minds

Hackathon”.

Development Practitioner

- Post graduate degree is a multiple discipline

approach to addressing poverty in developing

countries with a strong focus on countries within

Africa.

- Skills in healthcare, developmental economics,

research methods and the natural sciences with a

strong focus on data analysis across multiplesectors.

- Project management, design and implementation

- Experience in M&E and Impact Analysis

Business Development

- Graduate of Louisiana State University’s college of business,

- Leading the business development and community

outreach for SSAtech

- Work experience in both the public and

private sectors including finance,

accounting, and marketing.

- VP of Finance for international business

fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi

EDUCATION:

University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin August, 2014 – August, 2016; Graduated with distinction; Awarded Best Dissertation

M.Sc. Developmental Practice

Dissertation Title: “Gauging Access to Electricity: How do Multi-Tiered Frameworks Address the Shortcomings of Binary Variables When Measuring Rural Communities’ Access to Modern Electricity?” Louisiana State University; August 2009 – May, 2013; GPA 3.69 B.Sc., Economics 2013 – Major in International Trade and Finance EXPERIENCE:

Director and Co-Founder, November 2015 - Present

SSA Technical (SSAtech), Morogoro, Tanzania

PROFILE – SSA Technical exists to provide technical skills training and affordable off-grid solar energy systems for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to fight energy poverty. It is our mission to increase access to safe and reliable energy systems in the pursuit of decreasing carbon energy dependency while increasing youth capacity and overall socio-economic livelihoods for Africa’s current and future generations.

Key Achievements:

- Led a team of diverse backgrounds from a Hackathon competition to a full fledge non-profit operating based out of Dublin, Ireland, and operating in Morogoro, Tanzania by fully utilizing past and current networks within the public and private sector.

- Successfully conducted feasibility studies using surveys, mapping, interviews along with other data gathering techniques to ensure that projects are designed to be sustainable, holistic, and address the underlying needs of the community or local organization

- Led an in-depth market analysis focused on renewable energy and off-grid energy systems in East Africa.

- Acted as a liaison between donors in Ireland and local communities. SSAtech conducts fieldwork exercises to identify and categorize projects that are then presented to potential donors and organizations that have expressed interest in providing capital support.

Graduate Researcher, May 2015 – August 2015

RAE Trust, Lake Baringo, Kenya

PROFILE - RAE Trust is a development organization located in rural Kenya. Their main objective is conflict resolution through the rehabilitation of arid and semi-arid landscapes in Baringo County, Kenya. Key Achievements:

- Positively contributed to the development of agri-business model that was a unique combination of non-profit and for-profit business models. The primary focus was developing a model that used grass seed as the primary source of income generation while ensuring that rural farmers in Kenya could still afford the services. The outcome was a cross-subsidizing model that used the profits selling grass seed to large organizations to subsidize the price for local farmers.

- As a graduate researcher, in charge of assisting in the transition of RAE trust from a donor dependent NGO to a self- sustainable social enterprise. Through my work I was able to reorganize 5 plus years of highly detailed data into a single master dataset that was used to analysis past trends within the organization. The type of data was both quantitative and qualitative, and varied from financial data to farmer livelihoods based on income generation.

- Primary work deliverable was an in-depth cost/benefit/risk analysis focused around the three main activities of development: Land rehabilitation/grass seed harvesting, livestock fattening, and consultancy. The document was used as a business proposal by the directors in reaching out to investors. Graduate Researcher, January 2015 – April 2015

GOAL, Dublin, Ireland

PROFILE - GOAL Ireland is one of the largest NGO’s in Ireland. They are globally recognized for their work in Africa, particularly in food security and health care.

- During my internship with GOAL I conducted an intense data analysis of previous agriculture projects conducted by GOAL. The projects included the evaluation of 3 agriculture projects in Zimbabwe including post planting, pre- harvest and post-harvest datasets

- Furthermore, I advised GOAL’s management on developing best practices for information driven programming within GOAL

- The overreaching theme of my time with GOAL was exploring big data’s role in development, including how data can be used to create synergy across multiple projects and how to best structure field data for future analysis across projects.

Team Member, January 2013 – August 2013; April 2014 – August 2014 Louisiana Economic Development – International Commerce, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America PROFILE – The International Commerce is a sub-department of Louisiana Economic Development, the state’s economic development department. It is responsible for generating trade reports, attracting foreign direct investment, and expanding Louisiana’s global outreach.

- During my time with Louisiana Economic Development, I primarily worked with meta datasets to develop economic impact models used to rank potential FDI targets. The goal of the models were to reduce a fairly large list of potential projects to a more management list that could narrow the focus of the international trade team and increase the probability of a ‘Win’.

- Furthermore, I was in charge of recording and analyzing past, present and potential FDI and export/import trends in Louisiana

- I also contributed to organizing Louisiana’s first board of International Commerce, which was delegated with the mandate of exploring Louisiana’s presence in the world economy

- During the organization of the board top tier consultants, BCG and AT Kearney, were brought onboard to assist with the development of Louisiana’s first comprehensive master plan for international commerce. Being able to work alongside top tier consultants and learn from them was an invaluable experience.

- Lastly, I was responsible for managing the development of foreign market reports which were used on executive trade missions

Business and Management Teacher, August 2013 – January 2014 Dongzhimen 55 International High School, Beijing, China PROFILE – Beijing’s first and most prestigious International Bachelorette program. The school consist of a variety of cultures and student demographics.

- Taught IB level Economics, and Business & Management for grades 10-12 in Beijing’s first and more prestigious IB program

- Working with students to development critical thinking skills to solve current business situations

- Mentoring students whom were working on their thesis in Business and Management Affiliations, Honors, and Achievements:

Awarded “Best Dissertation” within my cohort

Selected to present research on Measuring Energy Access in Rural Communities at the 2016 Conference for International Development at Colombia University Rhize Emerging Catalyst: Selected for my leadership and research on rural electrification in East Africa

Selected by US Department of State for the 2015 US Embassy Hackathon Selected as the Trinity International Development Initiative representative Member of the Trinity Economics Society

Dean’s List, Fall 2011 – Spring 2013

Member of the Professional Business Fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, August 2011 – May 2013 Beta Zeta Chapter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

- Vice President of Finance from May 2012 to May 2013,

- Maintained budgets and forecasted expenses,

- Elected pledge class president by peers.

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